On the Alternative Approach to Artifacts in Environmental Education

Abstract

Science and Higher Education, Republic of Poland. † On the dissimilarities between physical and digital artifacts see Holy-Luczaj 2019. The latter also pose environmental threats which are likely go unnoticed at first glance. For instance, streaming, cloud storages, etc. contribute to our carbon footprint. A study focused on movie distribution revealed that "non-energy optimized streaming of a movie through the Internet consumes approximately 78% of the energy needed to ship a movie, but has a carbon footprint that is approximately 100% higher" (Seetharam et. al 2010: 61). Projections for the future show that data centres, along with production of ICT, consumer devices and networks, will account for more than 20 percent of projected global electricity demand (Jones 2020).